Thiis author focused his life-long study of Abraham Lincoln upon the mysteries that continue to bewilder those who try to understand the man. If Lincoln was against slavery, why did he countermand early efforts to free slaves? How did this high-income attorney become packaged as the "rail-splitter candidate: for president? Written in a warm, conversational style, this book reveals Lincoln's depth and complexity
Includes bibliographical references (pages 288-300) and index
Half a century punctuated with baffling questions -- Six fateful months -- Questions the Commander in Chief did not address -- Unanswered questions lurk in the shadow of the executive mansion -- Nancy Hank's son was a cluster of unsolved riddles
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